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Anna Hazare shift his protest venue to avoid police interference

NEW DELHI: On Wednesday civil society members led by Anna Hazare have decided to shift the venue of their day-long protest from Jantar Mantar to Rajghat to avoid “confrontation” with police, activist Arvind Kejriwal informed on Tuesday.

While Baba Ramdev had held his protest at Ramlila ground, Hazare and other activists had announced a fast at the Jantar Mantar soon after the yoga guru’s eviction from Delhi.

Kejriwal said, “We are shifting to Rajghat. We have spoken to the commissioner of police and will fast in the vicinity of Rajghat tomorrow from 10 am till about 6 pm We will fast and pray the whole day.”

Both Kejriwal and Hazare are part of the anti-graft Lokpal bill panel.

On Sunday Police imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in areas that include the Jantar Mantar and Ramlila ground.

“There will also be a debate on the Lokpal bill at 5 pm,” Kejriwal said.

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